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It was initially hard for him to accept, but Adrienne convinced Jack to at least try, and he made his mother's Christmas when he extended an olive branchin the form of expensive emerald earrings. Original cast member, Frances Reid, was previously the . Jennifer had married Peter Blake, but Jacks suspicion he was up to no good was proven correct when the guy kidnapped Jennifer and Abigail. Finding out Jennifer was pregnant should have been the best moment of Jack's life, but he thought his Hodgkin's had returned, and that he would be leaving a widow with a baby girl. The elevator crashed with Jack inside. He made another on-off appearance on December 21, 2017. Over the years, "Days of Our Lives" fans have come to know and love the character of Jack Deveraux (primarily played by Matthew Ashford). This caused friction in their relationship, and he eventually dumped her and married Eve Donovan for her money so he could save his paper. To his dismay, Kayla marries Steve. He was a con artist and faked an injury at Jack's penthouse in order to infiltrate their lives. Joseph Adams (1987) Jack managed to rescue Jennifer from Lawrence Alamain, but not before the villain raped her. He had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and wanted Dr. Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) to treat him (via Soap Central ). Peter also made an appearance, with a shotgun in his hands and opened fire on the proceedings. While trying to get back to Salem, Jack and Jennifer were separated and Jack was presumed dead again, but ended up in Tony's European castle being held prisoner. Their first child, Abigail, suffered from aplastic anemia due to toxic chemicals Jacks company had dumped in the water. Almost immediately, he began to feel ill and Lexie advised him that he had but a brief time to live. Thomas DiMera (grandson) He befriended her and spied on her for Stefano. Jack had rescued Isabella from Bay View Sanitarium and Isabella trusts Jack completely. He had. Xander Kiriakis gave an amnesiac Jack over to Eve, and Eve took him back to Salem. Steve becomes suspicious about Kayla's mysterious illness and kidnaps her away from the Deveraux house when he discovers evidence that someone in the Deveraux house was poisoning her. I am more than open to everyone's interest on different levels," Ashford stated. Kayla had agreed that Steve could do this, and Jack is deeply touched by their gesture. Ashford later took a brief absence from the series from October 2003 to June 2004 where he would appear as a special guest star on One Life to Live. Honeymooning in Universal Studios, they met Hawk Hawkins, a con man seeking to separate them from their money. Jack followed Peter and Jennifer to Paris, still trying to prove that Peter was dirty. Jack was introduced in 1987 and played briefly by Joseph Adams and James Acheson before Matthew Ashford took over the role in October of that year. A devastated Jennifer has no choice but to submit. Eventually deciding nothing had changed, Jennifer packs up her stuff and leaves with Abby one night while Jack is away. Jack cannot not let go of his hatred of Steve and he resents his biological mother for giving him away. She moved back in with Jack for Abby's sake and, though she resisted him at first, they finally got remarried. Jack wasn't seen or heard from for years, until he checked himself into The Meadows (using the name 'Clarke'), and met a woman named 'Monica'. Steve and Jack finally buried the hatchet when the brothers teamed up to rescue Kayla, who had been kidnapped by Victor Kiriakis. Jack Patrick Deveraux Jr. (son with Jennifer Horton-Deveraux-Brady). During Ashford's absence, the role of Jack was played by Mark Valley from October 28, 1994,[2] until September 26, 1997, and by Steve Wilder from September 26, 1997, through June 5, 1998. She was a charitable soul and he agreed to help her by posing as a married couple to care for the child of a homeless girl. Jack falls off the rooftop and damages his kidneys. He is a member of the Johnson family and first appeared onscreen in 1987. After Kayla confesses to Steve that Jack had raped her, Jack and Steve fight on a rooftop. Jack agrees to plead guilty to assault, but he maintains he was only doing it because he is being railroaded. He attended various private high schools (most of which he was expelled from) before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University where he studied law with the hopes of getting into politics like his father. Jack died after being trapped in an elevator that crashed. Labeling himself a rapist and now a killer, Jack once again pushes Jennifer away. Jennifer was devastated when her cousin was presumed dead and Jack was there for her when Ernesto took out himself and Jennifer's cousin Hope Brady (or so they thought). Jack and Jennifer conceive their first child on the set of a game show during One Stormy Night, Days of our Lives first primetime special. Discovering this, he turned to Melissa for comfort and soon discovered that his birth mother was Jo Johnson and Steve was his brother. Adams joined the cast of the soap opera in 1987, but his time on the show was short-lived. And, Jack took a job teaching journalism at Salem U. Jack and Jennifer supported Abe Carver through Lexie Carver's terminal diagnosis and death. Jack died after saving Abigail's life. Cameron and Jennifer were able to open the doors again and Jack pushed Abigail out. In Africa, Jack, who had lost his paper and his fortune, becomes obsessed with the idea of making his money back and begins to involve himself in get-rich-quick schemes, many of which Jennifer finds impractical and shady. When she learned the truth, she dumped him. All Rights Reserved. Jennifer's spirit then rose from her coffin and convinced Peter to turn himself in. He was chasing after a story in Afghanistan and was imprisoned. Of course, there were other actors who portrayed the role of Jack following Ashford. Many of his storylines have included his relationship with Jennifer Horton, which has made up one of the soap's most popular supercouples. As the daughter of Laura and Bill Horton, Jennifer has been a staple in Salem for many years. Jennifer and Abigail are both in a rage at him over his disappearance. Jennifer initially pushed Jack away, and concentrated on relationships with first Brandon then Colin, but she and Jack couldn't resist that certain something that had always been between them. He didn't know what was going on, but Jennifer seemed to want nothing to do with him, so he broke it off. While suffering from health issues, Jack fell in love with Kayla and the couple got married. Hollyoaks spoilers: Martine Deveraux and Felix Westwood spend the night together,In Hollyoaks, Felix Westwood is left heartbroken when he discovers Martine Deveraux has cancer and when he comforts her, they spend the night together. She wouldn't believe his word alone, but Laura backed her up. The Real Reason Why the Babies Are So Big on GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lindsay Arnold Reveals the Real Reason She Left DAYS OF OUR LIVES. After a few complicated months of trying to make Jennifer think Greta and he are involved while trying to make Greta think he's gay, eventually the truth comes out to Jennifer. An anguished Steve finally confesses to her that Jack is his long lost brother and he had broken up with her to give 'Billy' a fighting chance. Help arrives in the form of Shane Donovan, Bo, Carly, Kayla and Julie Olson Williams, who are all trying to either gather evidence about Steve's death, or rescue Jennifer and her Gran Alice Horton, from Lawrence's grasp. He escaped captivity and got lost in the jungle. "Who's Coming". Jack and Jennifer's relationship didn't come easy. Days of Our Lives (TV Series) Episode #1.14555 (2023) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Writing Credits Cast Produced by Production Management Mike Russell . James Acheson (1987) Jack asks if Jennifer believes him, she eventually does. Soon, however, Jack was struck dead by the Salem Stalker. In 2021, Jack discovers that he has another daughter named Gwendolyn "Gwen" Rizczech, from his previous relationship with Tiffany Rizczech, before he came to Salem. He needs a new one, and the best match is Steve's. Jack and Abby returned to Salem while Jennifer stayed on in Europe only to be found and brought home by Bo. He and Jennifer returned to Salem to spend Christmas with their family, but Jack snuck away to catch Peternot realizing that Abby and Jennifer had tagged along. Joseph Kiriakis (biological nephew by adoption) Jack managed to stop him by pushing him from a bell tower to his death. The last time Jack was seen was as a ghostly apparition that appeared to his family in 2017 to help them get through difficult periods in their lives. Not only did he find better health in Salem, but he was also reunited with his long-lost siblings, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (Judi Evans) As explained in the Johnson family tree. Jennifer Horton-Deveraux-Brady (dated then married) Jack, in distress over his predicament, speaks with his sister Adrienne. He had been working on a case involving drug trafficking in Europe. Lawrence meets his bride in his bedroom the night of his wedding and confuses her in his mind with Carly. Kayla and Steve begin to have an affair, unable to keep apart any longer. With no home and no money, they accepted Bill Horton's offer to move into a house he'd owned for years. Jack Deveraux Played by Matthew Ashford Gabi Hernandez Played by Camila Banus Chloe Lane Played by Nadia Bjorlin Lucas Horton Played by Bryan Dattilo Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis Played by Judi Evans Kayla Brady Played by Mary Beth Evans Chad DiMera Played by Billy Flynn Rafe Hernandez Played by Galen Gering Marlena Evans Played by Deidre Hall They ended up at a seedy motel, Peter hot on their tail, and ended up being members of the Ward's World-famous Circus, where Jack got a job as an animal keeper. Unfortunately the money belonged to a crime boss. Jack and Jennifer washed up on shore, made love and became engaged while the rest of the guests battled Ernesto. After numerous failed attempts, Jack managed to pair up with Cassie Brady, Marlena Evans and Roman Brady, and the four eventually made it back to Salem. While Jack is one of the most beloved characters on the soap opera, fans have seen some big changes in the character's casting over the years. Jack and Jennifer finally married in a wild west show. The relationship between Jennifer and Brandon eventually fizzles and Jennifer begins dating Colin Murphy, a mysterious Irishman she met in Africa who she had originally gone to Ireland to meet. All Rights Reserved. However, in 2012, Ashford left the soap opera again and was absent from the canvas until his shocking return from the dead in 2018, per Soap Central. Discovering the key, he ventured to Italy to recover the treasure but found only a diary belonging to Isabella's mother and containing a dangerous secret: She was really the daughter of Victor Kiriakis. On December 20, 2017; JJ recalls some happy memories with his father as he writes suicide letters to different people. Struggling to turn his life around and be a better man, Jack purchased controlling interest in local newspaper The Spectator, which is where he met and fell for Jennifer Horton. When Jack learned shortly after that Abby had aplastic anemia, contracted because he had signed the wrong documents years before resulting in a polluted water well near their home, he decided Jennifer could never forgive himand left Salem. During this time, Jennifer finally convinces Jack that their love made sense and that she trusted him not to hurt her, and they consummate their love; a first for Jennifer. However, Jennifer is deeply traumatized by the rape and, once home, she flinches and pulls away every time Jack tries to get close to her. The son of legendary DAYS supercouple Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton, JJ was born on-screen in 2004 and was played by a series of child actors for a couple of years. Not long after, his adoptive father Harper is revealed as the Riverfront Knifer, who had been killing prostitutes because they reminded him of Kayla, whom he hated because of what she had done to Jack. was on the DiMera bankroll. In May 2003, Jack and Jennifer finally remarry. Steve finally lets Jack help him rescue Kayla, and by the time the adventure is over Jack and Steve had the beginnings of a fraternal relationship. In December 2020, it was announced Jon Lindstromthe real-life spouse of Cady McClainwould step-in as Ashford's body double for scenes between Jack and McClain's Jennifer. Jack and Billie tried to make the money back by getting Jack's novel published. Billy and Steve had been placed in an orphanage by a desperate Jo because she felt sure her husband Duke would one day kill the children. When he learned that Victor was behind the waste dumping, he had yet another to seek revenge against he and Kate. Use left arrow key to move back to the parent list. Having finally had enough, Kayla presses charges against him for rape. * Is father to Abby and Jack Jr. In May 2016, while Jennifer is dealing with a addiction to pain medication, Jack appears to her in her dreams, and is later seen standing by the wall when Jennifer goes to a drug addiction meeting. Heck, Jack himself didn't even know who he was for a time! Instead of trying to find out more about his illness, Jack works to set Jennifer up with her old boyfriend, Frankie Brady in order to protect her from the aforementioned Patrick, who he is sure would be after her the moment Jack was gone. Jack Harcourt Deveraux grew up in Washington, D.C. and was raised by Senator Harper Deveraux and his second wife, Jack's stepmother, Anjelica Deveraux. Jack convinced the circus to head to Salem, with a plan to trap Peter, and sent tickets to Hope to get her to come. Going so far as to kidnap Jennifer on her wedding day to Emilio. This is, again, not the case. When her 'father', Ernesto, invited her, Jack and several other citizens of Salem on a cruise, he sought out the truth, which Isabella finally revealed to him. As the two struggled, the gun went off and Peter was killed. 'Nick' is amused by the other man's insistence that they are brothers, and he finally agrees to give the man his dying wish and took a DNA test. Unfortunately, by the time he got word to Mickey, Trent had kidnapped Jennifer. Before giving her the diary, he removed those pages. Things get out of control and she tries to get away, but he overpowers and rapes her. But at the hospice where he was dying, Jack found one of the workers was Steve, who was suffering from amnesia. Trent was Jack's cell mate before being released and moved next door to Jennifer. At the same time, Jennifer began searching for the man who her mother had fallen in love with. The plan hits a snag when Greta develops real feelings for Jack. Jack was overwhelmed with guilt, but redirected it at anger against Steve and Kayla. Jack originally came to Salem suffering from a life-threatening disease and looking for Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans). To make matters worse, Jack learns that the woman he had met and had a relationship with at The Meadows is Jennifer's mother, Laura Horton, whom he had never met before. When Jack returned, he tricked Hawk into admitting his guilt and had him sent away. Hawk's partner than told Jack that the FBI was after him and he went on the run. Although Matthew Ashford has been the actor to portray the role of Jack Deveraux on "Days of Our Lives" for the longest amount of time, the actor hasn't always been able to return to Salem. She fell in love with him though and wanted to marry. Jack Deveraux Played by Matthew Ashford Gabi Hernandez Played by Camila Banus Chloe Lane Played by Nadia Bjorlin Lucas Horton Played by Bryan Dattilo Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis Played by Judi Evans Kayla Brady Played by Mary Beth Evans Chad DiMera Played by Billy Flynn Rafe Hernandez Played by Galen Gering Marlena Evans Played by Deidre Hall When Jack learned this, he broke out of prison and followed them to the Grand Canyon. Finally escaping, they returned to Salem where Jack eagerly tried to mend his relationship with Jennifer. He also fears that if Jennifer and he got together, he would ultimately hurt her as he did Kayla and Melissa. Ashford was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2012. Undeterred, Jack and Jennifer continued to pursue Jude who would abduct her and threaten to starve her. Jack followed them with the desire to break them up but was waylaid when he met Sarah. Jack and Jennifer embark on the famed "Cruise of Deception" during which time Isabella is found to be Victor's daughter. Unfortunately, the match was doomed. Jack lived, and the family moved to the UK, while Abby stayed behind to complete University with Maggie. Eventually Jennifer gets fed up with him and embroils herself in a large deception whereby she tries to convince Lawrence Alamain that she is his arranged-bride-to-be Katarina Von Leuschner - Jennifer's friend from boarding school, whom she knew as Carly Manning. However, Jack claims he doesn't remember her mother. Kayla develops a case of hysteria deafness/muteness during this time due to the stress of what Jack had done and was continuing to do, and what Harper had done. Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer Deveraux (Cady McClain) are always in and out of Salem and now they are headed back out again. Abigail's killer was eventually found and Salem's denizens put the homicide investigation to rest. Returning to Salem, Jack discovered that Harper had escaped prison again and was preparing to kill Steve at his wedding to Kayla. Following Valley's exit, actor Steve Wilder stepped into the role before leaving in 1998, via Soaps.com. He is stunned to find out that the DNA test proves they are brothers. Jack begins to work with college intern Jennifer Horton at The Spectator, a newspaper that he now co-owns with Diana Colville. Jack was exonerated of his crimes when Jennifer's 'spirit' convinced Peter to confess to his crimes. In December 2015, his grandson Thomas Deveraux was named after him. The group returned to Salem, Sarah in tow. Eventually, Jack and Jenn made their way to each other and when they were at a fundraiser for Autism, there were explosions caused by a gas leak in the tunnels of Salem. No one has apparently physically spoken to Jack in months. Ashford originally joined DAYS in 1987 and has played the role on-again, off-again since that time, with a long absence between 2012 and 2018, when Jack was thought to be dead after falling down an . General Hospital star, Jon Lindstrom is playing the role of a Jack Deveraux body double on Days of Our Lives. Jack was happy to be home with his wife and children, but he soon began feeling sick, and when he went to Lexie, she advised him he only had a short period of time to live. With Kimberly Brady's help, Jack found a video of Lawrence confessing to the rape, and he was sent to prison. Jack convinced Steve to return to Salem and reconnect with their family. Then Jennifer was dealt the harshest blow of her life when Jack was struck down in an alley behind Salem Place by the Salem Stalker; however, unbeknownst to everyone in Salem, Jack wasn't really deadhe'd been kidnapped to a tropical island that was the spitting image of Salem! He also staged his death in a car accident so his loved ones wouldnt have to watch him suffer. Both he and his father-in-law were eventually forgiven by those they had raped, and his father-in-law even ended up marrying his victim. After nearly dying when the theme train they were in derailed, Jennifer finally admitted to Jack that she pushed him away because Lawrence had raped her. He has been described by others as having an astronomical IQ and has alternately claimed to have been voted "Most Likely to Win an Oscar" and "Best Dressed" in school. Finally, JJ remembered Jack giving JJ the very same pen he was using to write his suicide letters. While there he becomes acquainted with an attractive, middle-aged woman (also a patient) with whom he forms a friendship. It turned out that the orderly was Steve, and Jack insisted on a DNA test. Together they freed Jennifer but Lawrence, seeing that his plans were falling apart, set off an explosion which triggered a series of earthquakes, trapping the captives underground. Then he saw his chance for big moneyhe helped Victor Kiriakis break Harper out of prison for a portion of his fortune, but the plan went bad, and Harper ended up kidnapping Kayla (again). He even offers to let her out of the marriage if that would help her to get better, but Kayla gently refuses. After revealing the real reason for his absence she convinces him to tell Jennifer what happened. Jack was first introduced to "DOOL" viewers back in 1987 when he came to Salem to seek treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma (via Soap Central ). Afterwards, Kayla filed for divorce and pressed charges against Jack. Meanwhile, Jennifer had returned to her old tricks of impersonating her former best friend Katerina. Abigail couldnt believe her mother would forgive him again, but she was grateful when her father saved her life during a series of explosions that rocked the town. Lawrence knows she isn't Katarina as he himself had had an affair with Katrina years ago, but all he wants is the VL fortune. "Days of Our Lives" fans have been watching Jack Deveraux bring life and energy to Salem since 1987. Although Jack witnessed this, no one believed him. Jack was upset that Kayla was carrying on an affair with Steve while she wouldnt sleep with her own husband, so in a fit of rage, he raped her. She is immediately horrified and apologetic, but Jack is unable to hear her words. When Stefano decided (as part of a master plan) to become a respected resident of Salem, Jennifer told him that nothing better happen to Jack, because he needed the support of the Hortons. In June 2005, Jack receives news that he is dying of a rare blood disease and only has about three months left to live. As the circus arrived in Salem, Peter found them and kidnapped Jennifer while tipping off the FBI of Jack's whereabouts. Slowly Jack begins to try to make up for the things he had done to hurt Steve and Kayla and they begin to slowly consider that he might actually be changing for the better. Days of our Lives Recap Highlights In addition to Jack playing hardball, there was Xander (Paul Telfer) making something perfectly and painfully clear to Leo (Greg Rikaart), and Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) gaining a new ally. But it wasnt until the Cruise of Deception stranded them on a desert island that Jack and Jennifer finally consummated their relationship. He heeds his sister's advice and explains to Jennifer his "walk about" was actually a lie to investigate the opium trade in Afghanistanhe lied to protect her and the children. Also while in Aremid, Jack found the deed to the Blue Note with Peter's name on it (proving he was involved in his father's criminal activities), but before he could show Jennifer the pavilion caught fireJack was saved by Peter in the nick of time. For his part, Steve is worried that Jack had been the one poisoning Kayla, so the two are never able to work together. Their fantasy love turned into a real thing, but the return of Jennifer's childhood sweetheart, Emilio, put a wedge between them. He raped her and had Steve beaten. As part of a long-standing vendetta against Bo Brady, Lawrence has Steve killed, breaking Jack's heart. Initially Jack refuses the kidney, but Doctor Mike Horton convinces him to accept it. When he learned that the Spectator was in trouble, he married Eve Donovan, who needed a husband to get her hands on Nick Corelli's fortune. TV Shows. It was then that Hawk Hawkins began to track them. Jack, who is in Italy at the time, gets to Paris before Jen could, and ambushes her at the coronation. Ashford's casting stuck and he played Jack until 1993 when Jack left town, blaming himself for his daughter Abigail's own medical condition, aplastic anemia. Gwen blackmails her father to hand over The Spectator to the. During a fight with Steve, Jack fell off a roof and required a kidney transplant, and Steve was the best match. Kayla intends to eventually sleep with Jack, but is still in love with Steve. Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers recap for Friday, March 3, reveals that Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) demanded answers from Maggie Horton Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers) since he thought it was a done deal that he'd be taking over for Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker) as Titan's CEO.